Hey, so I'm having a bit of trouble understanding independent and dependent variables on graphs. Which axis represents the independent variable, and which one represents the dependent variable? Thanks for the help!
Hi there! No problem, I'm happy to help clarify this for you. When working with graphs, the x-axis (horizontal axis) represents the independent variable, while the y-axis (vertical axis) represents the dependent variable.
The independent variable is what you manipulate or change in an experiment, while the dependent variable is what you measure as a result of that change. To put it another way, the dependent variable "depends" on the independent variable. For example, if you were looking at the relationship between time spent studying (independent variable) and test scores (dependent variable), you would put time spent studying on the x-axis and test scores on the y-axis. The graph would then show you the relationship between the two variables and allow you to analyze the results.
Remember that the independent variable goes on the x-axis, and the dependent variable goes on the y-axis. I hope that clears things up for you!
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